The Decision to Obtain IT Certificate of Personnel and Students Majoring in Computer between Rajamangala University of Technology and Chulalongkorn University

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to examine the decision to undergo the examination to obtain the IT certificate of personnel and students majoring in Computer from Rajamangala University of Technology and Chulalongkorn University. This method was done by the survey research using questionnaire to collect the data from 400 personnel and students studying Computer in Rajamangala University of Technology in Bangkok Metropolitan region and Chulalongkorn University. Statistics used in this research to analyze the data included percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation and One-way ANOVA. The results indicated that 47.5 percent of respondents were students. Those 22.25 percent of the chosen sample were mostly from Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi. The percentage revealed that 75.75 percent of the sample had previously done the IT certification exam as well as 27.05 percent had taken the Microsoft certification exam. Also, the finding said 60.25 percent had never achieved IT certificate whereas the rest, 35.81 percent, completed the Microsoft certification. Overall, every factor influenced the decision to obtain the IT certification at high level (mean 3.91). To clarify individually, the result found that every factor was at high level and the most influential factor to the decision was the quality of IT certification (mean 4.03). Meanwhile, other factors showed in descending order as follows: skill and career path development (mean 3.97), security and reward (mean 3.90), attitude (mean 3.89) and other factors with mean 3.78.